Ron Morris

Tennessee racer Ron Morris put his GS dragbike in the G&G Metal Spinners Top Gas winner’s circle after beating Gateway winner Jeremy Teasley and his ‘Busa streetbike in the final. It was a helluva race, with Morris taking the tree .014 to .032 and the stripe 8.21 to 8.22. Number-one qualifier Bob Mann lost to Donnie Emerson in round 2.

Multi-time Top Gas champ Greg Mallett was stuck at home recovering from surgery, allowing hard-charging Heather Baldi to take over the points lead with one race remaining.

Randy Butler

Randy Butler scored the Quicktime Motorsports/Lindeman Performance Pro Ultra 4.60 win over Dan McCarten in the final. Number-one qualifier Chase Morris broke an exhaust cam and was done before the day started. Points leader Jeff Lindeman also suffered mechanical carnage during a tough weekend for the world’s quickest two wheeled index class. Jeff Jones’s Fast Time Motorsports added $250 to the 4.60 purse.

Bruson Grothus

Brunson Grothus came through for the HMH Motorsports Coatings Pro Open win, running a low ET of 6.59 on his nitrous-huffing PXM Suzuki. That’s well off Eric McKinney’s world record, but still effortlessly quick for anyone who’s watched these bikes improve over the last 20 years.

Grothus beat points leader(!) Marty “Pops” Sanzottera in the final. Number-one qualifier Chris Cutsinger redlit in round one.